Chevrolet Impala Complaints

10,446 consumer complaints on file.

#10069539January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070136January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE, STEERING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
A/C EMITS FOUL ODORS (MOLD/MILDEW). BRAKES PULSATE, WARNING & ABS LIGHTS COME ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, STALLED ONCE, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION FROM START UP TWICE. STEERING: INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED AT 42,618 MILES; RACK & PINION LEAKING AT 65,307 POPPING & MUFFLED EXPLOSION SOUND IN COLD WEATHER START UPS, PAINT PEELED OFF FRONT & BUMPER OF CAR. WEATHER STRIPPING ADHESIVE LIQUIFIES ON DOOR POSTS IN HOT WEATHER. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070272January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
WHY, AFTER GIVING THIS CAR ALL THE LOVING CARE NECESSARY,EVERY 3000 MI. CHECK UPS, AND TAKING IT IN LAST WEEK FOR SERVICE, THE SERVICE WRITER SUGGESTED THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE FLUSHED OUT. SO I SAID OK,AND HE SAID IT WAS OK, NOW WHY TWO DAYS LATER THE TRANNY GOES OUT TO THE TUNE OF $3,000. NOW I HAVE BEEN A CHEVY OWNER FOR OVER 50 YEARS AND OWNED A FLEET OF VANS FOR MY BUSINESS, IN ALL THAT TIME I NEVER LOST A TRANSMISSION THIS IS VERY COSTLY AND TO SAY THE LEAST I AM UNHAPPY. THIS CHEVY IS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A FORD. THANK YOU, PLEASE RESPOND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070456January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT 25963 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40196 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS ON THE REAR OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED, AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. CHEVROLET CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR, BUT HAD PREVIOUSLY INDICATED THAT THEY WERE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ROTORS THAT WERE FLAKING AND WARPING AT 15,000 MILES. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054172January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONSUMER HAD TO RUN THE ENGINE FOR HALF AN HOUR TO DEFROST ARMS AND BRACKET. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE WIPERS THREE TIMES. THE FLOOR MANAGER INDICATED THERE WAS LEAKING WATER UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055215January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW MOTORS STOPPED WORKING AND AS A RESULT THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047918January 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNAL FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK WHEN THE SIGNAL WAS ENGAGED IT DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE MALIBU WHICH WAS RECALLED. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053208January 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2002 CHEVY IMPALA STARTED STAYING IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THEY STILL MOVE WHEN TURNED ON BUT IF I TURN THEM OFF, THEY GO RIGHT UP TO UPRIGHT POSITION. THEY HAVE PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AS NOW WHEN I TURN THEM ON, THEY GO SO FAR BACK THAT THEY ARE SCRATCHING MY PAINT. I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL CHEVY(GM) CARS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS SO I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN WHO DO I NEED TO CONTACT OR WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054000January 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053111January 13, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STEERING ASSIST STOPS WHEN TURNING. NOT ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.ITS VERY SCARY WHEN IN TRAFFIC.SO FAR NO ACCIDENTS, BUT ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHEN .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053115January 13, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
REAR VISION IS IMPARED WHEN LOOKING THROUGH BACK GLASS.THE DE-ICER/DEFROSTER HAS TURNED ( FOGGY) .THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN AT NIGHT ESPECIALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052961January 12, 2004
STRUCTURE
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY ENGINE FELL OUT OF MY 2000 CHEVY IMPALA. MY ENGINE CRADLE MOUNTS WERE NOT IN GOOD ENOUGH DUE TO GM NEGLIGENCE. THEY WONT BACK IT UP EVEN THOUGH THEIR PAMPHLETS SAY DIFFERENT. SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY DON'T CARE. A LOT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALONG TIME AGO. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10053716January 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052589January 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAD TO REPLACE THERMOST AND GASKET, MELTED PVC, 6 SPARK PLUGS UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY AND GASKETS AND SERP BELT BECAUSE OF A BROKEN PLASTIC PIECE WHERE ERG VALVE SETS IN MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY, ENGINE COOLENT LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS CREATING HYDRO LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046163January 6, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET AT 10 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER AND BUMPER. THE TIRE WAS A UNIROYAL - TIGER PAW, TIRE SIZE PZ25/60/16R, DOT NUMBER UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE TIRE WAS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053343January 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052407January 5, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2001 CHEVY IMPALA HAVE STOPPED WORKING. I WAS SPEAKING WITH OTHER IMPALA OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS THE MOTOR. ONE FRIEND HAD TO HAVE THE ITEM FIXED FOUR TIMES IN TWO YEARS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052443January 5, 2004
SEATS
LEATHER ON FRONT LOWER SEATS STREACHED OUT OF SHAPE,ABLE TO PINCH LEATHER TOGETHER AND LIFT OFF CUSHION.POOR PADDING OR POOR LEATHER. VEHICLE HAS 1000 MILES . SEATS LOOK LIKE 50,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052323January 4, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE WITH 47000 MILES FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO RIGHT HAND TIE ROD END WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051524January 2, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN
THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING SYSTEM WHEN TURNING. I CAN FEEL SOME VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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